http://www.globenewswire.com/ News en-us Copyright 2010, GlobeNewswire, Inc. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:28:20 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss newsdesk@globenewswire.com (NewsDesk) webmaster@globenewswire.com (Webmaster) http://www.globenewswire.com/images/pzlogo_144x33.gif http://www.globenewswire.com/ 144 33 http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186827 MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 17, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Accredited Business Consolidators Corp. (Pink Sheets:ACDU) today announced that its affiliate, Richwood Eco Ventures, Inc., appointed Gertzen Perez as Vice President of the Company. Mr. Perez will lead the Company during a restructuring of its business plans. "Instead of being locked into a single arrangement, I intend to expand the Company to form new industrial ventures that provide employment opportunities throughout Nicaragua," Perez stated. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186827 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:28 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186807 BANGALORE, India and SAN JOSE, Calif., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Magma(r) Design Automation Inc. (Nasdaq:LAVA), a provider of chip design software, today announced the final agenda for the MUSIC India users conference in Bangalore on March 30. The program will feature technical presentations given by Magma users and design industry experts. Magma CEO Rajeev Madhavan will deliver a keynote address entitled "The Electronic Ocean." http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186807 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:30 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186806 NEW YORK, March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IMAX Corporation (Nasdaq:IMAX) (TSX:IMX) today announced that the time of its presentation at the ROTH 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference has changed due to a change in the conference schedule. Richard L. Gelfond, CEO of IMAX Corporation, will now be presenting at 5:00pm Pacific Time (8:00pm Eastern Time) on Tuesday March 16, 2010. The conference is being held at The Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, California. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186806 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:22 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186799 CAESAREA, Israel, March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZN) of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel, filed on March 16, 2010, its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The Company reported a net loss of $(4,424,000) or $(0.40) per share for the 2009 year compared to a net loss of $(4,018,000) or $(.39) per share for the prior year. The Company had no revenues, as it is still an exploration stage company. As in prior years, the audit opinion from the Company's independent registered accounting firm, Somekh Chaikin (a Member of KPMG International), included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K a 'going concern' qualification. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186799 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:41 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186706 MEDFORD, Ore., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PremierWest Bancorp (Nasdaq:PRWT), the parent company of PremierWest Bank, today announced results of its rights offering to shareholders of record on December 15, 2009 and to standby purchasers. Shareholders exercised basic and over-subscription rights to purchase 39,582,365 shares at $0.44 per share, and standby purchasers bought 2,904,457 shares at $0.44 per share, raising gross proceeds of approximately $18.7 million. The rights offering expired March 10, 2010, and all subscriptions have been honored. Executive officers and directors purchased a total of 9,384,654 shares or 22.1 percent of the total shares sold. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186706 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:45 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186797 GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:QMDT), a leader in developing innovative antimicrobial technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a Notice of Allowance for intellectual property that significantly adds to the current patent coverage for the Company's NIMBUS technology. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186797 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:41 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186786 BELLEVUE, Wash., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM), a leading online retailer of health, beauty, vision, and pharmacy products, today announced that on March 16, 2010, the company filed its annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In its Form 10-K, drugstore.com disclosed that it had inadvertently failed to comply with one of the Nasdaq Global Market listing standards, but that the staff of the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department notified the company that as of the filing date it had regained compliance with the applicable rule. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186786 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:30 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186796 BERKELEY, Calif., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XOMA Ltd. (Nasdaq:XOMA) announced today that it has received a Staff Determination letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC ("NASDAQ") indicating that the company has not regained compliance with the minimum $1.00 per share requirement for continued inclusion on The NASDAQ Global Market, pursuant to NASDAQ Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) . As a result, the company's common shares would be subject to delisting from The NASDAQ Global Market unless XOMA requests a hearing before a NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel (the "Panel"). Accordingly, XOMA intends to timely request a hearing before the Panel, which request will stay the delisting of the company's common shares pending the issuance of the Panel's decision following the hearing. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186796 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:30 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186788 HOUSTON, March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whitestone REIT, a public, non-traded real estate investment trust which acquires, owns and operates Community Centers in five of the top ten major metropolitan markets, announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186788 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:28 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186773 HOUSTON, March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NGP Capital Resources Company (Nasdaq:NGPC) (the "Company") today announced that the Board of Directors of the Company and the members of the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors have concluded that the Company's financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 (the "Financial Statements") (and each of the quarters in 2007, 2008 and the first three quarters of 2009) will need to be restated and should no longer be relied upon. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186773 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:21 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186774 LAWRENCE, Kan., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protection One, Inc. (Nasdaq:PONE), one of the largest electronic security companies in the United States, today announced that it will release its fourth quarter and annual 2009 financial results before market open on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, to be followed by a conference call at 10 a.m. EDT. Richard Ginsburg, president and chief executive officer, and Darius G. Nevin, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will host the call. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186774 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186790 COVINGTON, La., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pool Corporation ("POOL") (Nasdaq:POOL) announced today that Manny Perez de la Mesa, President and CEO, will be presenting at Sidoti's 14th Annual New York Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Craig K. Hubbard, Investor Relations Officer, will also be attending the conference. Mr. Perez de la Mesa is slated to present on March 23rd at 9:40 am Eastern. The presentation slides will be posted on POOL's website at that time. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186790 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:50 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186789 NEEDHAM, Mass., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Abbey Company, a real estate investment and management company that owns and manages over 6 million square feet of commercial property, is implementing Resolve Technology's software to enhance the company's portfolio and debt management and reporting capabilities. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186789 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:49 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186787 BUFFALO, N.Y., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:FNFG) today priced an underwritten offering of $300 million of 6.75 percent senior unsecured notes due March 19, 2020 through a syndicate of underwriters led by J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186787 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:47 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186784 PEABODY, Mass., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Analogic Corporation (Nasdaq:ALOG), a leading provider of medical imaging and aviation security technology, announced today that the Flex Focus(tm) mobile ultrasound scanner, designed and manufactured by its BK Medical subsidiary, received an iF Product Design Gold Award for 2010. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186784 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:38 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186664 PLYMOUTH, Minn., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ev3 Inc. (Nasdaq:EVVV) today announced that Julie Tracy, senior vice president and chief communications officer, is scheduled to present at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Healthcare Conference at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Loews Miami Hotel located at 1601 Collins Avenue, Miami, FL. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186664 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:30 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186785 BRYAN, Texas, March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Erica Walker dreamed of one day owning her own home, and set for herself a five-year goal to save for that day. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186785 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:26 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186782 HOUSTON, March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ensemble Theatre hosts its tenth annual Heart of the Theatre community appreciation celebration, Treasures from the Heart March 28 at 3p.m. in The Ensemble Performance Centre. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186782 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:05 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186644 MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) today announced it will attend the 2010 Citi Retail Conference in New York on March 24, 2010. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186644 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:05 GMT http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186775 ROCKVILLE, Md., March 16, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telvent (Nasdaq:TLVT), the IT company for a sustainable and secure world, announced today that on March 16, 2010 at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting, the shareholders of Telvent GIT, S.A. approved the appointments for five years each of Javier Castrillo Penades and Marta de Amusategui y Vergara to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Castrillo Penades and Ms. Amusategui y Vergara both were nominated by the Nominating and Compensation Committee. http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?ref=rss&d=186775 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:02 GMT